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... with Mubarak," referring to President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for three decades. The show of dissent has not often been seen in Egypt, where such gatherings are illegal. Friday's crowds were estimated to be the largest yet, after initial protests kicked off on Tuesday after an ...
Tens of thousands of protesters in Egypt, seeking an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, clashed with police in the capital Cairo and elsewhere.
In an exclusive interview with the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden told Jim Lehrer Thursday afternoon that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the target of anti-government demonstrations in Cairo, is someone he knows "fairly well" and does not consider to be a dictator. But the "time has come for President ...
Protesters face off with riot police in Suez, Egypt. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images) The Tunisia-inspired protests in Egypt demanding the end to President Hosni Mubarak's rule continued Thursday and, if organizers' predictions are correct, will continue in even greater force on Friday after mid-day prayers. In ...
... plans to have his son succeed him. In the meantime, as Jim and the vice president discussed, it's day three for violent protests in Egypt. We have this update from Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News in Cairo. JONATHAN RUGMAN: This was Suez today, Egypt's tinderbox, police firing ...
JEFFREY BROWN: Missed -- you got it wrong? GRAEME BANNERMAN: Got it wrong, because we didn't see this wave of Islamic fundamentalism coming along. So, therefore, when we start these things, it's going to happen. But the other thing that is important, I think, is the government of Egypt ...
... of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, was rumored to be returning to Egypt. His brother said ElBaradei is returning to participate in the protests. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, also indicated that they would be joining the demonstrations. Egypt's stock market has been shaken by ...
Judy Woodruff looks at what the protests in Egypt and Tunisia mean for the Muslim world and beyond with Tarek Masoud of Harvard University.
... As we monitor this situation carefully, we call on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from violence. We support the universal rights of the Egyptian people, including the rights to freedom of expression, association,and assembly. And we urge the Egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests or block ...
Egypt's interior ministry has warned against further political demonstrations, saying they will be met with arrest and prosecution. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Cairo on Tuesday, echoing similar protests in Tunisia. Some in the crowds chanted slogans against President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in office ...
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